Description of the crisis Following the onset of El-Niño in October 2023, the situation in Tanzania has escalated into a humanitarian crisis. In Hanang District, Manyara Region, intense rainfall...
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Saving Lives and Restoring Hope for a Hunger-Free Tanzania
TANZANIA Population: 61.5 million OUR IMPACT People Helped Last Year: 404,110 Our Team: 10 employees Program Start: 2015 Even before entering the Kiomboi Therapeutic Feeding Unit, you can hear babies...
Breaking the chain of measles spread amongst children in Tanzania
Dar es salaam – Nearly 8 million children in Tanzania have received vaccinations to stay protected against measles-rubella following the recent sporadic and hot spots of measles outbreaks in...
Qatar Charity provides relief aid to flood-affected people in Tanzania
Qatar Charity (QC) continues the distribution of urgent relief aid to those affected by floods and landslides in northern Tanzania, in the presence of officials from Qatar Charity and Tanzania. The...
Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak - DREF Operation (Appeal MDRTZ037)
Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met What happened, where and when? According to Situation Report number 134 from the Ministry of Health (see Appendix 1), cholera outbreaks have...
Tanzania, Africa | Floods and Landslides 2023 - Operation Update #1 (MDRTZ035)
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis Following the onset of El-Niño in October 2023, the situation in Tanzania has escalated into a humanitarian crisis. In Hanang District, Manyara Region,...
Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam Floods - DREF Review Report (MDRTZ024)
Outstanding findings The Tanzania Red Cross Society, as part of their response to the Dar Es Salaam floods, conducted for the first time, a cash-based intervention. The TRCS carried out the cash...
Tanzania, Africa | Floods and landslides 2023 - Emergency Appeal Operational Strategy (MDRTZ035)
DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT In August 2023, the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) issued seasonal weather forecasts for expected rains (short rains) indicating that the rains in some regions will...
EU Allocates €100,000 Humanitarian Aid Package for Tanzania's Landslide and Flood Victims
The European Union has announced a humanitarian aid package of €100,000 to help the people affected by the recent landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in Mount Hanang and other parts of...
Tanzania - Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance - Tanzania Program (GHSC TA-TZ) was launched in June 2016.The program provides specialized technical assistance to the Government of Tanzania...
Unified efforts as Tanzania Rallies to Overcome Flood and Mudslide Aftermath
The United Nations, in close partnership with the Tanzanian Government, is actively responding to the severe mudslides and flooding in Hanang District. Hanang District, Tanzania - The United Nations,...
Tanzania: Heavy Rains and Flooding Flash Update No. 2, 12 December 2023
HIGHLIGHTS • The death toll due to flooding and mudslides has risen to at least 88 people, with at least 139 injured and 5,600 people affected, according to the Tanzania government officials on 11...
Tanzania: Anticipatory Actions for Ebola Outbreak, DREF No. MDRTZ032 Final Report
Uganda declared an Ebola virus disease on 20th September 2022 in Mubende District putting Tanzania at high risk of possible cross-border transmission. The two countries share many points of entry,...
Tanzania: Heavy Rains and Flooding Flash Update No. 1, 8 December 2023
HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rainfall in Hanang District, on 3 December, brought devastating floods and mudslides to northern Tanzania, killing at least 72 people, and affected about 5,600 people. Search and...
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WHO and Government of Ireland collaborate to strengthen health system resilience in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Ireland have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will improve ongoing efforts to strengthen health system...
WHO's effort to ending Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
On 16 March 2023, Tanzania reported an outbreak of an acute febrile illness, which was later confirmed to be Marburg Virus Disease. WHO supported the Ministry of Health with coordination,...
WHO and KOICA collaborate to reach targeted communities with health care services in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Tanzania, undertook a health outreach programme in the Pwani Region to reach targeted...
Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region
*Dar es Salaam - *Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination. Habiba, was vaccinated with second dose of measles vaccine. With no hesitation, Farida also...
Tanzania: Mtwara Flood DREF Final Report n° MDRTZ034
What happened, where and when? On the night of 1st April 2023, the villages around the Ruvuma River experienced severe floods as a result of heavy downpours. The flood affected the village of Kivava,...
Tanzania: Flood DREF Operation n° MDRTZ035
Description of the Event What happened, where and when? The short rains of October to December 2023 commenced mid-October and have been characterized with localized flooding events across regions and...